Question

The goal of the students in the club was to raise 500dollars. They sold 43 flower pots. By what amount did the students exceed their goal of raising 500$?

Answer 1

First calculate the total raise multipliying the price of each flowerpot by the number of sales

$15\times43=645$

the total was 645

Now two find the difference we do a substract between the total and the goal

$645-500=145$

the students exceed the goal on $145